Morning Digest — March 30, 2023

Rajasthan High Court acquits all accused in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case The Rajasthan High Court on March 29 set aside the conviction and death sentence awarded by the trial court to four men in the case of the serial blasts that had killed 71 people and left 200 injured in the Walled City of Jaipur in May 2008. Supreme Court slams ‘silence of state’ on ‘vicious circle’ of hate against minorities The Supreme Court on March 29 slammed the “silence of the state” to spiralling incidents of hate speeches made against minority communities, including Muslims, but the Centre pushed back, asking the court why it did not take suo motu cognisance of a video clip from Kerala showing a child being made to threaten Hindus and even Christians. NCLAT upholds penalty on Google; sets aside certain directions issued by CCI The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the ₹1,337 crore fine imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India. Congress will win Karnataka, decide CM face later, says Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on March 29 refused to name his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election, even while expressing confidence that the Congress would form the next government in the State.